Exploring the Mass Segregation Effect of X-ray Sources in Globular Clusters. II. The Case of Terzan 5

Abstract

Using archival {\it Chandra} observations with a total effective exposure of 734 ks, we derive an updated catalog of point sources in the massive globular cluster Terzan 5. Our catalog covers an area of $58.1\mathrm{arcmi}{\mathrm{n}}^2$ ($R\le 4.3\mathrm{arcmin}$) with 489 X-ray sources, and more than $75\%$ of these sources are first detected in this cluster. We find significant dips in the radial distribution profiles of X-ray sources in Terzan 5, with the projected distance and width of the distribution dips for bright ($L_X\gtrsim 9.5\times 10^{30}\mathrm{erg}{\mathrm{s}}^{-1}$) X-ray sources are larger than that of the faint ($L_X\lesssim 9.5\times 10^{30}\mathrm{erg}{\mathrm{s}}^{-1}$) sources. By fitting the radial distribution of the X-ray sources with a"generalized King model", we estimated an average mass of $1.48\pm 0.11M_{\odot }$ and $1.27\pm 0.13M_{\odot }$ for the bright and faint X-ray sources, respectively. These results are in agreement with that observed in 47 Tuc, which may suggest a universal mass segregation effect for X-ray sources in GCs. Compared with 47 Tuc, we show that the two-body relaxation timescale of Terzan 5 is much smaller, but its dynamical age is significantly younger than 47 Tuc. These features suggest that the evolution of Terzan 5 is not purely driven by two-body relaxation, and tidal stripping effect also plays an important role in accelerating the dynamical evolution of this cluster.

arXiv comment20 pages, 3 tables and 7 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ

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